Aretha Franklin; Hans Werner Henze; Levon Helm; Wild Bill Davison; Han Bennink; Lonnie Johnson; Ghazal; Jo Jones; Preston Love; Leonard Bernstein; My Bloody Valentine; P.J. Harvey; Chick Webb; George Wettling; Jimi Hendrix; Fred Astaire; Glenn Gould; Vladimir Horowitz; Josef Hofmann; Jeff Beck; Led Zeppelin; Anne Briggs; J.S. Bach; Bela Bartok; Igor Stravinsky; Allan Holdsworth; Jon-Erik Kellso; Brian Eno; Kate Bush; Bessie Smith; Stuff Smith; Cathy Berberian; Barney Bigard; Mel Powell; Mildred Bailey; Roy Eldridge; Earl Hines; Louis Armstrong; J.C. Higginbotham; Charlie Parker; Rahssan Roland Kirk; John Cage; Al Bowlly; Ray Noble; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Milton Nascimento; Sandy Williams; David Sylvian; Lester Young; Bix Beiderbecke; Astor Piazzolla; Sheila Chandra; Keith Moon; Earl Wild; Rachel Barton; Pierre Boulez; Walter Page; Mitch Mitchell; Eugene Chadbourne; Sviatoslav Richter; Eric Dolphy; Fats Waller; Ryuichi Sakamoto; Haruomi Hosono; Yukihiro Takahashi; Georgy Cziffra; Martha Argerich; Iannis Xenakis; Dereck Higgins; Alvin Burroughs; Budd Johnson; Don Byas; Dizzy Gillespie; Terry Bozzio; Sheila Jordan; Lee Wiley; Harry "Sweets" Edison; Billie Holiday; Helen Humes; Elis Regina; Steve Jordan; Bill Bruford; Pee Wee Russell; Gil Evans; Grady Tate; John McLaughlin; The Faces; Fairport Convention; Bubber Miley; Duke Ellington; Tricky Sam Nanton; Django Reinhardt; Denzil Best; Zutty Singleton; Shadow Wilson; Harry Edison; Wire; Johnny Griffin; Elmo Hope; The Kinks; Patrick Higgins; Luigi Waites; Radiohead; Scott Walker; YMO; The Meters; Ray Anderson; Bob Stewart; Hoshal Wright; Joe Sullivan; Dexter Gordon; Sonny Stitt; Gene Ammons; Blind Willie McTell; Duke Ellington; Allen Toussaint; Bill Basie; Demetrio Stratos; Benny Goodman; Booker T. &; the MGs; Baby Dodds; Steve Lacy; Art Tatum; Lou Harrison; Oscar Peterson; Kenny Davern; Bjork; Dusty Springfield; Albert Nicholas; Bobby Stark; Dock Boggs; P.I.L.; King Crimson; Sandy Denny; Backworld; Univers Zero; Talvin Singh; Sonny Sharrock; Misha Mengelberg; The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; John Cale; Gentle Giant; Genesis; Jack Teagarden; Big Sid Catlett; Jake Hanna; John Carter; Horace Tapscott; Chaka Khan; Dickie Wells; Sidney Bechet; and anyone else with an exquisite voice all their own.
Just a few of the great musicians and bands I have had the pleasure to play with: Preston Love; Luigi Waites; The Black and White Stripes; The Firm; The Arkestra; Shabaka Mwandishi (Bobby Griffo); Adisa Charles Gamble; David Baker; Larry Ridley; Steve LaSpina; Clark Terry; James Higgins; The Dereck Higgins Band; Patrick Higgins Trio; Bill Eustice; John Foley; Joe Budenholzer; Backworld; Sott Severin & The Milton Burlesque; Jonathan Friedman; James Cuato; Nik Fackler: Jon-Erik Kellso; Kenny Davern; Vince Giordano; Todd Fink; Charlie Burton; The Confidentials; Janet Staley; Richetta Wilson; Billy Rogers; Calvin Keys; Buddy Miles; George Miles; Wayne Rollins; Hoshal Wright; Everette Yates; Lyle Yates; Bill Erickson; Cliff Shoemaker; Joe Wheeler; Claire Horning; Brad Baker; Mark Shane; Randy Sandke; The New Creatures; Howard Alden; Anat Cohen; Evan Christopher; Orange Kellin; Scott Robinson; Luke Polipnik; John Kotchain; Matt Munisteri; Jeremy Carter; Frank Basile; "Basie" Givens; Stemsy Hunter; Norman Love; Richie Love; Ellen Kaye; Jon Novak; Mark Haar; Bobby Layne Big Band; Neil Johnson; Guitar George Laughery; Sam "Sonny" Firmature; Mitch Towne; and many others.
Hi Gary, How are you? I'm writing music again, so I'm sending a few of my compositions to the people who inspired me by befriending me. Thanks for the inspiration, and I know my music is a little different, but it comes from the heart. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Have a happy new year!
Wishing you and your dear ones a beautiful xmas
and a spirited new year 2010
my 1st xmas song >>Santa Claus Lives (in Nebraska)<<
is available from my space - a tribute to precious friends - look fw to meet in Omaha in the early spring
I'm proud to give you "Heavy In The Beats Vol. 1 - A Different Drum", the first installment in my FREE mixtape series dedicated to drums and percussion. "Volume 1" focuses on the avant garde side of the instrument, and features pieces from Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin & Wood), myself, and others!
(you have to copy and paste the link on myspace for some reason)
thank you very much. didi you receive the message i sent u? I have no Cds to send you, since my recordings of these season are a home-recording tryal. but if you write to me I can reply with any mp3 attachement. I 'll keep in mind to send you my next album that will be recorded this summer. Do you prefer the traditional jazz tracks or are you interested in my own songs? That's because the new Cd will be completely of mine. however i wish you alla the best, and this message is only a way to say thank you! Vanessa
